TF-104G "FG-083" (61-3083) on Luke AFB flightline 1964

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5754, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3083, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); first flight 1963 coded with US serial number "61-3083"; acceptance date by BABwLockheed not known
 build for Germany at Luke AFB; operated by the 4510 CCTW 1963 (German shadow serial number 2752, never used for registration) in USAF Silver-finish colors coded 13083
2.861 flight hours in May 1977; coded 0-13083 in 1978 put into long term storage; struck off charge order (AVA) January 24, 1983
sold to USAF with "Phase I" lot in 1983 after the end of pilot training at Luke AFB on March 16, 1983
MAP (Military Assistance Program) with 3.104 flight hours under project "Ali Shan No.8" to ROCAF for 3 Wing at CCK (Ching Chuan Kang) AB 1983 coded "4179"
January 24, 1983 delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly and IRAN
in 1984 delivered to 41 TFS of 499 Tactical Fighter Wing at CCK (Ching Chuan Kang) AB; in August 1986 499 Tactical Fighter Wing moved to Hsinchu AB
in 1990 transferred in 11 Air Group pool; withdrawn from use in 1997
display in military cemetery Li Jia (Martyr's Shrine) at Taitung Township, Taitung City, 11 AG marks; 2000 noted; July 17, 2007 last noted with codes
March 2009 no codes or marks, grey overall paint, it's surprisingly well-maintained; March 2010 noted; May 2015 with codes and marks at Taitung City noted
weathered August 2021 noted; April 2025 noted.

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ROCAF coded "4179" with 11 Air Group